After an original design by stone carver Lottie O'Leary was rejected by families, a new version, depicting a dandelion resting on a hand holding a baby, was "accepted by pretty much every parent", said Mr Perkins.

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The Dingle is an ornamental flower garden in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park

Mr Perkins, who created campaign group Action for Ashes after his daughter Olivia's ashes were lost, claimed the council objected to the depiction of a baby in the new design.

"I find that offensive, I really do find that offensive that they chose not to take that design.

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Glen Perkins, the father of Olivia, said the family were told before the funeral there would be no remains

"They totally kicked us in the teeth halfway through," he said.

Shropshire Council, which is paying for the stonework, is now consulting parents on an alternative location in the cloisters at Longden Road cemetery.

Councillor Rob Gittins said the new option had emerged during a meeting involving families.

Helen Ball, from Shrewsbury Town Council, said: "The cloisters at Longden Road cemetery is a wonderful location in which families can have the peace and quiet and time for reflection they rightly deserve."